Combination morris chair and bed.



F. H. DONOVAN.

COMBINATION- MORRIS CHAIR AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8.1914.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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COMBINATION MORRIS CHAIR AND BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Application filed July 8, 1914. Serial No. 849,644.

To all whom it may concern: v Be it known that I, FRANK H. DONOVAN, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Wellston, Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination MorrisChairs and Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in a combination Morris chair andbed, and has for its object two sections hingedly con nee-ted together,which when folded together constitute a comfortable Morris chair andwhen unfolded form a complete double bed.

A further obj ect of my invention is to construct a device of aplurality of members hinged together the same being provided with meansfor supporting the several members either in the form of a Morris chairor in the form of an extended double bed.

Figure 1, is a top plan view of any invention showing the same intheposition of a bed. Fig.2, is a side View showing my in vention foldedtogether and in the form of a Morris chair. Fig. 8, is a side view of myinvention with the back members lowered ready to convert the chair intothe form of a bed. Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view of one of theconnecting members by which two of the members are hinged together. Fig.5, is a detail perspective view of one of the brackets made use of bywhich the back members are hingedly attached. Fig. 6, is a detailperspective view of one of the corners of the seat member showing thespacer by which the same is partially elevated from the opposite seatmember. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the supportingarms made use of for supporting the back in tilted position. Fig. 8, isa detail perspective view of one of the frame rails showing the leg infolded position therein. Fig. 9, is a detail perspective view of aportion of the frame showing the leg in supporting position. Fig. 10, isa detail perspective view of one of the legs and supporting arms forminga part of the upper section and by which the same is supported whenunfolded.

In carrying out my invention I construct a combination Morris chair andbed by providing a base or chair section 11, consisting of standards 12and 18, mounted on horizontal rails 14, which rails are provided withlegs 15, provided with the usual casters 16. The standards 12 and 13 areconnected at their upper edges by side rails 17 and crossbars 18; thecross-bars 18 are suitably perforated as indicated by the numeral 19,and in these perforations are firmly attached the ends of the wirefabric or spring 20. On the back of the rear cross rail 19, are firmlyattached brackets 21, which act as hinges; and to the free ends thereofis hingedly connected a frame 22, consisting of side rails 28, andcross-bars 24, which bars are also perforated, and the same is firmlyattached a wire fabric 25. On the free back end of the frame 22, andonthe two corners is provided a projection or short leg 26, and on thesame are mounted hooks 27, which engage with buttons 28 or the like,formed on detachable legs 29, which are pivotally connected at the pointindicated by the numeral 80, to links 81, also pivotally connected atthe point in dicated by the numeral 82, to the side rails 28. Vihen thistrams is in a tilted position as that shown in Fig. 2, the legs 29, arepermitted to be folded, after the hooks have been released, into theside rails 23, as illustrated in Fig. 8, and the same are held in suchfolded position by the means of the latch 88.

To the base section 11, and to the cross rails 18, is hingedly attacheda seat section 34, consisting of side rails 85, and cross bars 86,firmly attached to uprights 87 the upper ends of the uprights areprovided with arm rails 88, which act as arm rests when in chairposition, and also act as legs or supports when that section isconverted into bed position, as shown in Fig. 1. The cross bars 86, arein this instance likewise provided with openings to which a wire fabric89 is supported. This section is pivoted or otherwise connected to thebase section by the hinge members 40, constructed as shown in Fig. 4.The hinge members 40 are each provided with a projection 41, which actsas a spacer both when in extended or folded position; and on theopposite ends of the rails 86, is provided a pivoted member 42, whichacts as a spacer to correspond with the hinge 40, when the two membersare folded one on top of the other, and which can be folded down uponthe rail when the two top members are in extended position as that shownin Fig. 6, so as not to interfere with the bed-clothes. On this section84, is also attached brackets 48, to which the frame 44, is hingedlyconnected and which frame is similarly constructed as the frame 22, andis also provided with a wire netting to avoid confusion.

. lshed and when placed in position as shown Copies of this patent maybe obtained for 45. This section is provided with legs 46, hingedlyconnected at the bottom and supported by braces 47, which can bereleased from their position and permit the legsfl6, together with thebracesto be folded against the side rails so as not to interfere'whenthe in Fig. 2, is held in upright chair form by means of the pivotedarms A8, pivoted to the V uprights 37, the free end being in the form ofa hook and adapted to be placed over buttons or projections 49, formedon the side rails of the lower member 22. 7

Having fully described my invention what I claim is:

1. A combination Morris chair and bed comprising a base member, a bedmember pivoted thereto; a seat member held to the base member, a bedmember pivoted to the seat member, and means for holding the I membersin a folded inclined position to form a Morris chair, substantially asspecified.

2. A device of the class described comprising a base member, a seatmember, means for 'hinging the two together and for properly spacing thesame apart; bed member hinged to the base and seat members and 7 meansfor holding the same in a folded inclined position, substantially asspecified.

8. A device of the class described comprising a base member, a wirefabric supported thereby; a seat member hinged to the base member;spaces located between the same, and fabric supported in the base of theseat member; bed members hinged to the base member and to the seatmember, folding legs formed by the bed members for supporting the bedmember on a level with the seat and base member, and means forsupporting the bed members in tilted position when in a chair position.

In testimony whereof, I, have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK H. DONOVAN.

\Vitnesses:

ALFRED A. EICKS, WALTER O. STEIN.

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